Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Phinn
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 16, 2000No. 265 MDA 2000PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, J.:
¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from the trial court’s order of suppression. 1 We affirm.
¶ 2 We must first determine whether the issues raised by the Commonwealth are properly before us. On January 3, 2000, the court directed the Commonwealth to file a statement of matters complained of on appeal within fourteen days pursuant to Pa.R.A.P.1925(b). The Commonwealth’s statement; filed on January 19, 2000, appears to be untimely and the trial court did not file a Rule 1925(a) Opinion in this matter. Under Commonwealth v. Lord, 553 Pa. 415, 719 A.2d 306 (1998), the failure to timely…
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